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jozeff

jozeff

She is taking sertraline 50 mg since nine months and we're a little worried now. We﻿did not plan this at all otherwise she would have tapered be﻿﻿f﻿﻿ore﻿.﻿

She cannot quit CT for obvious reasons. She is mentally very stable right now and she's a bit scared to start tapering now.

If she continues to take 50 mg sertraline daily for the next 8 months what are the risks for the baby?

And, does it affect the babies brain? When the baby is born will it be like cold turkey for him/her?. I mean, the sertraline will be in the bloodstream during pregnancy. If my wife continues to take meds after birth will the medication be in the breast milk? If so, perhaps the baby can get used to the lowering dose by drinking less and less breast milk.

We would like to here from moms or dads who have some thought on this subject.

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JenJen

JenJen

I stopped taking a SSRI abruptly when I learned I was pregnant. I resumed in the 5 th month as I was depressed and angry. That was 17 years ago. Back then we were told not to take SSRIs during the first trimester +. Now I believe the advice is to not take during the 3d trimester. The truth is medical science does not know. The decision to take meds while pregnant is very personal. If a woman needs the drugs then she should take them. I didn't nurse and was fine with my choice. Not everyone has withdrawal and it is not clear if a baby is even born "addicted." I stopped a day or 2 before my daughter was born. Looking back she showed no signs of withdrawal. She was a very easy newbie and an easy baby and child in general. She would wake up laughing!